Autoblog http://www.autoblog.com Autoblog http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif Autoblog http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta revealed, second from Special Projects program]]>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/11/ferrari-p540-superfast-aperta-revealed-second-from-special-proj/http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/11/ferrari-p540-superfast-aperta-revealed-second-from-special-proj/http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/11/ferrari-p540-superfast-aperta-revealed-second-from-special-proj/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta - Click above for high-res image gallery

We all remember the hoopla a few years ago when kajillionaire James Glickenhaus revealed he had been working with Ferrari on an updated version of the famous P3/4 race car from the sixties. What resulted was the Ferrari P4/5 one-off. Glickenhaus was $4 million lighter, but that seems like money well spent judging by all the attention he received, not to mention the fact he owns a 1-of-1 Ferrari.

That whole endeavor was part of the Ferrari Special Projects program (turns out that the P4/5 preceded the Ferrari Special Projects program, the first vehicle of which was the SP1), which is fancy Italian talk for "We will build anything you want for the right price." Another kajillionaire was apparently waiting in line behind Glickenhaus, and after 14 months of development, his car is ready too. Called the P540 Superfast Aperta, this entirely unique Ferrari was commissioned and partly developed by Edward Walson, whose claim to fame is that his dad invented cable TV. The new money mogul had reportedly always dreamed of designing cars, and approached Ferrari in 2008 to develop a car based on the gold Ferrari in the 1968 short film Toby Dammit.

If you can't tell, the donor car is a Ferrari 599 and much of the development work went into strengthening the car after the roof was removed. It's pretty, it's road legal and it's the only in existence. Follow the jump for the official word from Ferrari.


Gallery: Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta

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James Glickenhaus' Pininfarina-designed Ferrari P4/P5 - Click above for a high-res image gallery

Due principally to debt, the family owners of Pininfarina S.p.A. have contracted with Italy's Banca Leonardo to help them sell 50.7 percent of their stake in the design/contract manufacturing business. Said a source, "It is a commitment [the Pininfarina family] made with the banks. The family has no intention of leaving completely." Sure, but who will buy controlling interest of such a storied company? Have you met our Indian friend Tata?

That's right, rumors are swirling that Indian giant Tata, new owner of both Jaguar and Land Rover, is reportedly in the hunt to purchase the Pininfarina family's shares. However, the reports are painting the pending deal as a partnership rather than a takeover and Tata already has dealings with Fiat, so they're familiar with the Italian way of doing things. For its part, Pininfarina is working on an electric car (hey, why not?) with French entrepreneur Vincent Bollore. They also have contracts with both Ford and Volvo to build cabriolets of the Focus Coupe-Cabriolet and the C70, respectively. We'll see how this all plays out, especially now that Fiat owns Bertone.


Gallery: Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina


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1967 Ferrari Dino 206 Competizione by Pininfarina - click above for high-res image gallery

The name James Glickenhaus should be familiar to Autoblog readers. He is, of course, the gentlemen who commissioned the marvelous Enzo-derived Ferrari P4/5 several years ago. He's also the kind of wealthy car collector who most, if not all members, of Autoblog would choose to be in that alternate universe where we are all wealthy car collectors. That is to say, Glickenhaus doesn't just squirrel away his incredibly rare cars in a climate-controlled warehouse; he takes 'em out an drives 'em as God (and the Italians) intended.

One of Glickenhaus's more recent acquisitions is the 1967 Ferrari Dino 206 Competizione by Pininfarina. The diminutive gull-wing concept was built by Ferrari and its styling partner Pininfarina in 1967 as a design study and an experiment in aerodynamics. It was never intended for production, but lessons learned from it were eventually applied to other cars. The Dino 206 Competizione lived in the Pininfarina museum for more than three decades until 2007 when, after several years of pestering, the design house finally agreed to sell it to Glickenhaus. It won best in class here at Meadow Brook against some strong competition, including Glickenhaus's own 1967 Ferrari 330 P3/4 Spyder and a wonderful Austin Healey 3000. And yes, Glickenhaus told us he drives this one-of-a-kind machine regularly.

Gallery: Meadowbrook Concours 2009: 1967 Ferrari Dino 206 Competizione by Pininfarina


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James Glickenhaus is best known in these parts as the rich guy who paid Pininfarina a lot of money to create a custom body for his Ferrari Enzo, thus creating the renowned and oft-driven Ferrari P4/5. Apparently Glickenhaus is not strictly a Ferrari fan, as he has now become the first of 100 Americans to receive the keys to a U.S.-spec Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione coupe. Glickenhaus even reportedly paid enough extra for his 8C Competizione to get the Alfa Romeo factory to finish his car in the same shade of red used on his one-of-a-kind P4/5. Shortly after Glickenhaus took the keys and went for a first drive, the same dealership handed over two more 8Cs to slightly lesser mortals.

Gallery: 2009 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione


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Much has been written about the one-off Ferrari created by Pininfarina for wealthy car collector James Glickenhaus. Named the P4/5 after the famous Ferrari racing machines from the 1960s, this Enzo-based bespoke supercar is a modern day legend not just because it's gorgeous, rare and powerful, but also because Glickenhaus believes it should be driven. He doesn't just show it at parties attended by the rich and famous, he drives it up the hill at Goodwood. Rumor has it the P4/5 already has 6,000 miles on the odo. Glickenhaus is, therefore, our kind of man, so we were very much interested in this new video vignette that popped up on him and his car.

It's produced by Brad Farrell, owner and operator of Kilnjox Media, who hopes to make more short documentaries on various car nuts in the Northeast who "get it" like Glickenhaus does. This one's the first and if reaction to it is positive enough, more will come with a possible cable series in the works. Check out the video after the jump and let us know your reaction in the comments.

Gallery: Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina


All photos Copyright (C)2008 Drew Phillips / Weblogs, Inc.

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VIDEO: Short documentary on Glickenhaus' Ferrari P4/5 originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Click above to view the video of the Ferrari P4/5 in Florida.

It's been a while since we've gotten an update on the Ferrari P4/5, but Matt Farah of New York Motor Club fame spent some time with the always affable James Glickenhaus at the Palm Beach Supercar Weekend to see how things are going with the man's bespoke-bodied Enzo. Aside from getting to see the P4/5 from a series of angles, Farah gets into some of the details that Glickenhaus has added after fleshing out the hyper car over the course of its life. The new exhaust tips were one topic of conversation. Based off the 2003 Ferrari F1 car's exhaust setup, they actually provide more downforce as exhaust gases are expelled onto the rear wing. There's plenty of other technical tidbits to be had, so hit the jump to watch the video.

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VIDEO: Garage419 spends time with the Ferrari P4/5 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Looks like our old pal James Glickenhaus just couldn't resist taking the P4/5 out for a little spin. With a whole crew of fellow sports car owners in tow, James took the one-off Pininfarina custom on a little run. The video is short, just 1:30 in length, and you can't hear the car thanks to an overzealous soundtrack editor, but the car is a sight to behold. To be honest, the clip is just a tease for the newish website, eCirkit.com, which promises to show you the rest of the run. Even so, it's worth following the jump to see this little rocket in action. How does it stack up against a superbike? A regular Enzo? A police cruiser?!?! You be the judge. Check out the video after the jump.

Thanks for the tip, Kevin!

[Source: eCirkit.com via 0-60]

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VIDEO: Ferrari P4/5 driving into NYC originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Eric Bryant just wired a whole batch of pics of our favorite coachbuilt supercar, the James Glickenhaus commissioned Ferrari 612 P4/5! Now it's true we've covered this car extensively in the recent past, but if you don't want to see any more photographs of it, you can just skip this item. For those who can appreciate too much of a good thing when that thing is so very good, click through for more pics and links to previous posts about this Enzo-based homage to the LeMans-winners from Ferrari's glorious racing past.

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Paris Motor Show: Ferrari 612 P4/5 photos originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Not long after our interview with James Glickenhaus, the car collector turned automotive patron who owns the to-die-for Ferrari P4/5, did he post a video of his one-off Prancing Horse being tested on public roads in Italy. The video features in-cabin footage of the P4/5 as it heads out presumably to terrorize the streets of Turin, as well as some trailing shots of the car from the rear. It finishes with a delightful scene of the car tearing off from what appears to be a toll booth. The video is great, if for no other reason than to hear the Enzo's V12 wail.

You can check out a crappy version here on YouTube if you're in a hurry, or download JG's original version here on Ferrarichat.com.

[Source: Ferrarichat.com]

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VIDEO: P4/5 on public roads originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We recently discovered James Glickenhaus poking around the comments section of our posts on his Ferrari P4/5 produced by Pininfarina, so naturally we approached the connoisseur of cars to see if he'd be interested in answering a few questions about the one-off Ferrari he commissioned from the Turin-based design house. Fortunately Glickenhaus graciously carved out some of his valuable time to sit with us and field some questions. Here are some of the things you didn't read in the article "Beast of Turin" that appears in the latest issue of Car and Driver. Also check out all of Pininfarina's P4/5 images after the jump. Enjoy!

AB: Did you approach Pininfarina or did the Italian design house approach you with the idea to build a one-off Ferrari based on the Enzo?
JG: Pininfarina approached me and asked if I would be interesting in commissioning a one-off car and I responded that I'd be interested in something that looked like a P4 built on an Enzo chassis.

AB: Could you briefly explain the story surrounding the true identity of your Ferrari 330 P3/4 with chassis no. 0846 and tell us if that played into your desire to build a P4/5 of your own?
JG: Briefly I bought what I believed to be an original P4 motor and P4 gearbox and other original P4 parts mounted on a replica P4 chassis, and after a massive investigation found that against all odds I had bought the original P3 chassis remains of P 3/4 0846, 0846's original 66 593 type P3 gear box, 0846's Original P4 heads and various other original remains of 0846, and I totally rebuilt those parts into 0846 as she exists today. Ferrari S.p.A. helped me by recasting P4 uprights for me, and my acquisition of 412P 0854, a "No Question Car," enabled me to restore 0846 to her original Spyder configuration using the original spyder tail of P4 0858, which I also acquired. I am currently restoring 412P 0854 to her proper coupe configuration using her original coupe body, which I also acquired. For those interested in reading an in depth investigation of 0846, click here.

AB: Since it's based on the Ferrari Enzo, we're assuming that the P4/5 will be street legal in the U.S. and meet safety and emissions regulations. Is this the case?
JG: Yes, that is the reason we began with a new fully US legal Ferrari Enzo and all modifications were made within all applicable safety and emission requirements and were crash tested by computer. P 4/5 is street legal world wide.

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Momentum is building for this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. One vehicle that has garnered a veritable ton of media coverage is James Glickenhaus' Pininfarina-designed Ferrari P4/5. Although the design has caused it's share of controversy, the rebodied Enzo's debut in Monterey is guaranteed to be one of, if not the, show stopper of the weekend.

We have already covered the P4/5 creation in detail, but Autoblog reader Richard sent us this link to a picture gallery of the bespoke machine in various states of production.

Follow the jump for the spec list and loads more Pininfarina goodness.

[Source: Supercars.net]

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The making of the Ferrari P4/5 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 07:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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James Glickenhaus' Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina

Ultimatecarpage, with the permission of owner James Glickenhaus, has posted the first three officially sanctioned photos of the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina. The Enzo-based one-of-a-kind tribute to the classic Ferrari 330 P3/4 was not scheduled to be revealed until later this month, but leaks on the web spurred Glickenhouse to action.

The official unveiling is still scheduled for later this month, but until then, the owner has allowed Ultimatecarpage to post three photos. No, it isn't as gorgeous as the P3/P4 -- nothing is. What it is, however, is fantastic. Modern-looking for sure, the car's fenders, roofline, and rear clearly harken back to the P3/P4.

Built with the full cooperation of Ferrari, Glickenhaus' car is a fitting tribute to the revered original. We look forward to July 29th when the full set of images will be released. In the meantime, visit Ultimatecarpage.com to see larger versions of photo above plus two more shots of this very special vehicle.

We have one suggestion for Mr. Glickenhaus, direct from the Autoblog "Wishful Thinking" department: next summer, please send this car to Goodwood and have it follow your original P3/4 up the hill. What a thrill that'd be!

[Source: Ultimatecarpage.com]

The Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina revealed! originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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